those are very very very unsafe they were the first type of hearter to be made by aquaorst and can cause fires do not use it the therostas and crapy and will boil ur fish buy a moder day one not this its complte crap

I used the Elite heater for almost a year before I decided to upgrade to a fully submersible one, and in all honesty, it worked very well. It held the temperature stable at all times (and I checked at least twice a day, every day), but I needed to top the tank off rather often to keep it at the minimum water line.

Keep in mind though, it seems like I got one of the somewhat rare good units of this model. I'd probably go with a heater that has more consistent positive reviews.

You could look into the Hydor Theo heaters - they are a little bit outside of your price range, but they are considered by many to be extremely reliable and are pretty inexpensive as far as heaters go.Posted via Mobile Device

Ell- I actually just ordered that Aquatop 50watt. My total bill with shipping was $15.22, I like to look at reviews. Of course there will be some duds. I seen the other higher watt models and they are rated pretty well.